Cory sat down with Columbus North junior Tucker Smith -- who was the Indiana state runner-up in the shot put as a freshman -- following his US No. 1 shot put throw of 65 feet, 5 inches in a dual meet in early April. Smith ended the indoor season with the No. 1 junior throw and currently leads his class outdoors as well. The pair talked about early season success, development, goals and what's up next.
Interview Segments:
- Welcoming Tucker to the show [0:30]
- On his big early-season throw [1:30]
- On technique [2:00]
- On being a quick-learning [3:30]
- On being with the same coach for the last nine years [4:00]
- On raising the bar to begin the season [5:45]
- On hitting 60 for the first time [6:20]
- On how he first got into track and field [7:45]
- On what he's working on now [9:00]
- Improvement points in the discus [11:00]
- On having a full season in 2021 [13:15]
- Tucker talks about his hobbies outside of track [14:00]
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